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Appendix D: Summary of Workshop on Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience
Pages 159-174

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From page 159... ... , were organized by the following topics: administrative status, compensation and benefits, classification and titles, career planning, postdoctoral offices and associations, foreign-national postdocs, and good mentoring practices. The comments were too extensive and diverse to capture in a single brief document. Read the entire page →
From page 160... ... The office sends a letter to advisers after 18-24 months informing them how long a postdoc has been in their lab and whether it's time for a salary increase as required by guidelines. In the fourth year an extensive letter is sent asking for a CV and publication record; the PI and department chair evaluate the next step: will the postdoc be renewed for a fifth (and final) Read the entire page →
From page 161... ... These are just "careers." Industry employers are looking for "soft" skills those not developed at the bench. The Burroughs Wellcome Fund provides "bridging awards" of 40-45K for the transitional time after a postdoc. Read the entire page →
From page 162... ... We need an overall time limit. Both UCSF and the University of Chicago sponsor science career forum at which Postdocs can give poster presentations and meet with employers. Read the entire page →
From page 163... ... The lab is required to pick up any difference below NRSA. At Vanderbilt, trainees and research grant people get paid the same. Read the entire page →
From page 164... ... At JPL and Caltech salary is 42K, except slightly higher for computer science and electrical engineering. The lab picks up about 70 percent of benefits. Read the entire page →
From page 165... ... In the early 1990s, more Chinese students stayed in the United States because of the 1992 Chinese Student Protection Act passed by Congress in response to the Tienimen Square Protest. The Act allowed students from the People's Republic of China to apply for permanent residency in 1993. Read the entire page →
From page 166... ... At Einstein a committee of 3-4 postdocs runs an association which deals with intellectual issues, social issues, housing; holds postdoc programs 4-5 times per year for faculty and postdocs. At Mayo, a PDA reduces the isolation. Read the entire page →
From page 167... ... 167 doc be asking of the university and adviser? What should the mentor ask of the postdoc? Read the entire page →
From page 168... ... Singer Chair, COSEPUP and President, Carnegie Institution of Washington Workshop Participants Clifford Attkisson Dean of Graduate Studies Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Academic Affairs University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California Jack Bennink Chief, Viral Immunology Section NIAID, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland Etty Benveniste Associate Dean, Office of Postdoc Education University of Alabama, Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Beverly Berger Director, Office of University Partnerships Department of Energy Washington, DC Sandra Blackwood Program Coordinator Office of Postdoc Education University of Alabama, Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Sharon Borbon Executive Assistant to the Provost California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California Henry Brenzenoff Acting Dean University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Newark, New Jersey Read the entire page →
From page 169... ... Jerry Bryant Director, Science Education Initiatives United Negro College Fund Fairfax, Virginia Henry Bryant National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland Joan Burrelli Senior Analyst National Science Foundation Arlington, Virginia Roger Chalkley Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Research Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee Joan Chesney Professor of Pediatrics University of Tennessee, Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Daryl E Chubin Senior Policy Officer National Science Board National Science Foundation Arlington, Virginia Mary Clark Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Deborah Cohen Coordinator of Student and Postdoctoral Training Programs National Institutes of Health Office of Education Bethesda, Maryland 169 Michael Cowan Associate Dean for Student Services Stanford Medical School Stanford, California Charles Craig Interim Associate Dean for Research West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, West Virginia Kyle Cunningham Postdoctoral Affairs Coordinator University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Rebecca Custer Program Administrator Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California Aphi Daigler Programs Coordinator Division of Biological Sciences University of Chicago Susan Duby Director, Division of Graduate Education National Science Foundation Arlington, Virginia Alicia Dustira Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Education Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, Maryland Seznec Erwan Scientific Assistant Embassy of France Washington, DC Read the entire page →
From page 170... ... 1 70 ~~ til~ ~~t ~~-~ ~~ 5~5 ~~ ~8 Di Fang Manager of Demographic and Workforce Studies Association of American Medical Colleges Washington, DC Robert Fellows Professor and Head University of Iowa College of Medicine Iowa City, Iowa Gil Gilbert Association Dean, Graduate School Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Mary Golladay Program Director Human Resources Statistics Program National Science Foundation Arlington, Virginia Sharon Gordon Director, Office of Education National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland Michael Gottesman Deputy Director for Intramural Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland Gerald Grunwald Professor and Associate Dean College of Graduate Studies Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jong-on Hahm Director, Committee on Women in Science and Engineering The National Academies Washington, DC Bridgitte Harrison Coordinator University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Robert Hershey Consulting Engineer Robert L Hershey, PE Washington, DC Janet Hom Administrator, Office of Postdoctoral and Graduate Training Postdoc and Graduate Affairs Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Jack Hsia Chief, Academic Affairs National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland Martin Ionescu-Pioggia Officer Burroughs Wellcome Fund Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Eric Iverson Public Policy Associate American Society for Engineering Education Washington, DC Read the entire page →
From page 171... ... David Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, California 171 Mary McCormick Senior Program Analyst Howard Hughes Medical Institute Chevy Chase, Maryland Richard McGee Associate Dean for Student Affairs Mayo Graduate School Rochester, Minnesota Linda Meadows Assistant VP for Research Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Vid Mohan-Ram Science Writer Science's Next Wave 1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC You-Hyun Moon Science Counselor Korean Embassy Washington, DC Mayumi Naramura Visiting Fellow National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Rockville, Maryland Norine Noonan Assistant Administrator Research and Development US Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC Read the entire page →
From page 172... ... 1 72 ~~o t;~ ~~t ~~ r<~ s~-~s ~~ ~~s Joel Oppenheim Associate Dean, Director Sackler Institute, New York University School of Medicine New York, New York Roslyn Orkin Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Sonia Ortega Program Director National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education Arlington, Virginia Arti Patel Pre-Doctoral Intramural Research Training Award Program National Institute of Environmental Sciences Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Trevor Penning Associate Dean Postdoctoral Research Training University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philip Perlman Associate Dean, Southwest Grad School University of Texas Southwest Medical Center Dallas, Texas Michael Princiotta Post Doc Fellow National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland Stephen Quigley Science Policy and Management Consultant Washington, DC Rao Mrinalini Associate Dean, Graduate College University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois Alan Rapoport Senior Analyst Division of Science Resources Studies National Science Foundation Arlington, Virginia Ian Reynolds Department of Pharmacology The University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Susan Rich Director, Office of Postdoc Education Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia Robert Rich Manager, Professional Services American Chemical Society Washington, DC Monique Rijnkels President, Postdoctoral Association Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Read the entire page →
From page 173... ... Sloan Foundation New York, New York Philippe Tondeur Director Division of Mathematical Sciences National Science Foundation Arlington, Virginia Jim Voytuk Project Officer Office of Scientific Engineering and Personnel The National Academies Washington, DC Robin Wagner Associate Director of Graduate Services Career and Placement Services University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Valerie Williams RAND Corporation Washington, DC Pauline Wong Post Doc Fellow Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Biological Chemical Department Baltimore, Maryland Read the entire page →
From page 174... ... 1 74 ~~o t;~ ~~t Letitia Yao Research Associate University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Jonathan Yewdell Chief, Cellular Biology Section National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland Tamara Zemlo Policy Analyst Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Bethesda, Maryland iEN(..~F Ff) R SCIE;~-~S A1~D ~~S Janet Zinser Associate Director, School of Medicine Office of Postdoc Programs University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Daniel Zuckerman President, Johns Hopkins Postdoc Association School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Read the entire page →

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... , were organized by the following topics: administrative status, compensation and benefits, classification and titles, career planning, postdoctoral offices and associations, foreign-national postdocs, and good mentoring practices. The comments were too extensive and diverse to capture in a single brief document.

Appendix D: Summary of Workshop on Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience Pages 159-174

Appendix D: Summary of Workshop on Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience
Pages 159-174